Friendly League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Golden Tigers's Khalel Al Motar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Lúcio Munhoz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Joélson Barbosa charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joélson Barbosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joélson Barbosa hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Rubinho Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Rahman Al Youha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Brazil Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Roberto-Carlos Neymar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brazil Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. Roberto-Carlos Neymar kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Mohammad Al Ateqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Munhoz in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Roberto-Carlos Neymar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rubinho Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalefa Al Homaithe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Aadil Al Sohali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the game, Lúcio Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mohammad Al Ateqi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franklin Linhares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohammad Al Ateqi having to make a save. A throw-in in the 44th minute of the game was made by Khalel Al Motar with Abdul Rahman Al Youha as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lúcio Munhoz was the one to do the kick off. Ali Al Hajraf kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Rubinho Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalel Al Motar, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Mohammad Al Ateqi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lúcio Munhoz. The crowd rose to their feet as Lúcio Munhoz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mohammad Al Ateqi. That made the score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. Rafinha de Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Beto Xavier might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohammad Al Ateqi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beto Xavier ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 69th minute of play forced Brazil Academy's goalkeeper Rubinho Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 70th minute of the game was made by Ameer Ashkanani with Basem Al Baghli as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 78th minute, Franklin Linhares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brazil Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Munhoz got free with Mohammad Al Ateqi in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Basem Al Baghli got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Khalel Al Motar. Joélson Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When Aadil Al Sohali fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Tigers's protests and gave Aadil Al Sohali a yellow card for diving instead. Aadil Al Sohali kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Lúcio Munhoz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohammad Al Ateqi. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lúcio Munhoz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The Brazil Academy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.